I owe I owe I owe so it’s off to work I go ............................:-(

Last day of freedom today then tomorrow back to the grindstone and
the shit starts all over again.

New years eve was a bit of a damp squid, we wanted to have a Braai
and then go and watch the fireworks at the beachfront , but it rained on and
off the whole evening so we Braai’d and then we did go to the beachfront and
watched the musical fountains, got soaked and decided that we should just come
home and wait for 2013 in a comfortable dry surroundings. Gabby had a couple of
friends over so they just chilled and went to bed not to long after
Midnight.

A friend of mine in Claren’s son and passenger survived a crash in
a microlite on 30 January...........how lucky is that, a broken wrist, bruises
and scrapes are all that he suffered and the passenger who probably had to go
and change their underwear also suffered minor cuts and bruises, the microlite
however was not so lucky and is a write off.

On Wednesday took a trip to jeffery’s Bay (or J Bay as it’s known
by the locals) and possibly went to the worst rest in Jeffery’s bay and possibly
SA. What a disaster, was busy , not enough staff , didn’t have ingredients to
make milkshakes for Gabby and Stephen, I mean no milk and ice cream, was
Checkers or PnP not open ?? it took 90 minutes to get 4 Frikken meals and they were surprised
that I got upset. When i went to pay I told the manager that i did not think that
the service had been up to scratch and the food while adequate had not been worth
the wait as this was the excuse the waiter had kept giving us. The manager went
on about its the 2nd January, Blah blah blah........I told him that I
was in the Hospitality industry for many years and the std should be the same
any day of the year that i come to his restaurant and that he should plan
ahead, then the waiter “Jean Jooste” said to me ‘I hope that u never come back
again, as you can imagine I then got a tad Pissed off and replied to the little
shit, “You won’t have to F&&^king worry about that”. Tania , Gabby and
Stephen had left the restaurant long time ago because they knew what was coming
and NO I did not leave a tip. So “if your ever like in J bay dudes and dudettes don’t I REPEAT DO NOT go to
HEY JUDE restaurant (here is a photo) the FOOD is kak, service sucks and the
attitude of the staff is seriously in need of a Running F Slap.

On Thursday it was windy with a Capital W with wind speeds at
117 - 120 kms per hour, signboards blew over, roofs disappeared, trees blew over and tree branches
parted ways, a container ship at Coega harbour had its ropes that keep it firmly attached to the
quayside snap and it drifted around for a little while before being brought
under control.

I see that the All Blacks put up a bit of a fight in the 2 innings
after being bowled out for 45 runs in the first session on day 1 of the test
match at Newlands. However the Protea’s still won by an innings and 37 runs.
They play the 2nd test in PE next week, so hopefully when I get back
from Joburg they will still be playing, think i may go and watch a day on
Saturday or Sunday.

Richard Rennie a friend of ours in Clarens was attacked this week
in his house by the gardner, here was a press release from Clarens Tourism: “Richard Rennie, 80 year old well renowned
artist & dear friend to many Clarenites was brutally attacked in his home
last night by his gardener. The motive seems to been robbery. Richard is
currently in ICU with broken ribs & severe swelling to his face. The brutal
attack was stopped by a security guard who apprehendedthe man.
He was arrested by the SAPS and is currently been held in the local police
cells. We believe Richard is doing well and apparently he is in good spirits.
Impeccable sources have let known that the local station commander, Capt
Mohale, allegedly changed the charge sheet to read house breaking only &
scrapped a charge of attempted murder because "It would make her crime
statistics look bad." How long must we continue being victims of
manipulated crime statistics before somebody wakes up & takes responsibility
for the increasingly ineffective management of our local SAPS station? We as
residents urgently need to become involved and voice our opinions. Please
comment & share this post so we can start taking action & take a stand
against, not only the attack on one of our icons, but also the completely
unacceptable manner in which it is being dealt with”. "Get well soon Richard and i hope the bastard that did this to you gets whats coming to him"

Richard is out of ICU but still in a critical condition, his attack was
on E tv as well in local newspapers. Its nice to see that the security guard
(Kelvin Thame) that saved Richards life is being recognised and wil be
receiving a medal and reward from the Clarens residents as a sign of their
thanks. Kelvin heard the noise at Richards house, went to investigate saw him
being attacked overpowered the bastard that attacked Richard tied him up and
called the police.

4
most Baddass ways anyone has taken on a deadly animal.

Aishat Maksudova (which we're pretty
sure translates to "She-Liam Femme-Neeson") shot to fame after she
beat a wolf to death at the spry age of 56. Upon seeing 50 pounds of gaping maw
try to turn her leg into the first stages of lupine poop, the Russian
grandmother, in her own words, “was not even frightend”." Think about that the next time you wig out after spotting
a daddy longlegs in the bathtub. According to Maksudova, she tried to lift her
arm with the intention of ramming it straight down the wolf's throat, but she
couldn'tbecause the wolf was already
gnawing on it. So she did the next most viable thing and
clubbed the hell out of it with an axe she had on hand. Hold on, Aishat.
Hitting the wolf with an axe was yoursecondchoice? You must have known that
having the words "DIED TRYING TO PUNCH A WOLF STRAIGHT IN THE SCREAM
SECTOR" carved onto your tombstone guarantees you V.I.P. entry into
Valhalla.

Back
in 2009, Kenyan farmhand Ben Nyaumbe was attacked by a 13-foot-long phallic
metaphor after he accidentally stepped on it. The snake, knowing that it was big
enough to do whatever the fuck it wanted, dragged Nyaumbe into a tree and
squeezed him –
for three hours Nyaumbe first removed his shirt and
attempted to smother the serpent, but he abandoned this plan when he realized
that the snake was so consumed with murder that it had transcended the mortal
need for oxygen. At this critical juncture, Nyaumbe decided to bite the beast
instead, because "an eye for an eye" is the only blood-scrawled
amendment on the constitution of the animal kingdom. Somewhere between trying to asphyxiate the reptile and nibbling it into
an early grave, Nyaumbe used his cellphone to call local police, who helped
free the poor-yet-mighty bastard. Fortunately for Nyaumbe, this was the most
trusting police force in the history of the world, as we can't name any cops
who would seriously entertain the complaint "HELP I'M BEING KIDNAPPED BY A
SNAKE." (Any good police officer knows that snakesonlydeal crack cocaine.)

In 2009, Dustin Britton was cutting wood in a Wyoming forest
when an extremely hungry mountain lion began staring him down. Realizing that his wife and children were close by, Britton ran
for a clearing, where things became extremely metal. You see, Britton was
cutting wood with 3,000 revolutions per minute of spinning death. So when the
mountain lion attempted to eat Britton's throat, he scored a long gash on the
cat's shoulder, which incredibly did not kill the animal. No, the mountain lion
was later shot by animal control, its life essence kept a flicker only by its
burning hatred of power tools.

In 2001,
8-year-old Jessie Arbogast was attacked by a 7-foot-long bull shark that tore
off his arm. This sucked -- for the shark. How come? Because Arbogast was
visiting the Pensacola, Florida, shore with the very
personification of mans contempt of nature, his uncle, Vance Flosenzier. Noticing the commotion in the water,
Flosenzier immediately set about grappling the shark out of the ocean, because
A) the shark still held Arbogast's dismembered arm and B) the law of the wild
dictates that when a shark attacks a child, it loses its legal right to fight
on its home turf. Gripping the shark's tail, Flosenzier
laid it out on the shark-smothering beach so the fish could meditate on how its
biological imperatives completely screwed the pooch this time. Also, Arbogast's
arm was successfully reattached, as medical science knows better than to waste
the time and efforts of a man who wrestles sharks.

only 41 days left before the
start of SUPER 15 , Oh Yeah I can’t wait we have 8 games here at the stadium
and I will be at every one. In my last Blog of 2012 i asked about New Year’s Resolutions, not
sure if any of you made for 2013 but listed here are the 11 most popular
resolutions made by people (how many of these have u made over the years??)

Yesterday was a stunning
day in the Bay with no wind, blue skies and very hot, spent most for the day
Chilling and reading, went to buy a new book to read cause my head is about to
explode with fact and figures on research i am doing for a book that I have
been asked to contribute to. I enjoyed Billy Connolly’s book (Route 66)so much that
bought Charlie Boorman’s book “By Any Means” and it’s also pretty good,
what a life, that’s a job I would love to have.

Ok well got to get my shit together for work
tomorrow, hit the ground running as have SAMTRAC papers to mark a workshop to
develop for next Monday and on Wednesday fly up to Gauteng for a
Conference/trainers course................hopefully i get to see my folks while
i am up there.

About Me

I am 50 years young I have a daughter called Gabriella who is 18. I am Proudly South African. I used to live in a small drinking town with a fishing problem but moved to Port Elizabeth in 2009. I have had a pretty interesting life and up until a few years back when a good friend of mine persuaded me to look at writing a political/military book I had never ever thought of writing for pleasure. Not that I think that I am a great writer, but I do enjoy it and I have recently published my first book "The Clarens Chronicles" available from stephend@nosa.co.za. I ride a Harley Davidson 1200 Sportster and I ride as often as I can (not often enough)Having purchased a big boy scooter a couple of years back I am travelling all over PE and surrounds on two wheels and find it awesome. Hopefully with this blog you will get to know more about me, my family and my friends. The Born Warriors Blog is one that i have set up to help collect stories and information on those men and women who have contributed to military history but have never received the credit they have deserved.